Unscored severity · published Mar 19, 2013
CVE-2013-1856
The ActiveSupport::XmlMini_JDOM backend in lib/active_support/xml_mini/jdom.rb in the Active Support component in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.12 and 3.2.x before…
–
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ActiveSupport::XmlMini_JDOM backend in lib/active_support/xml_mini/jdom.rb in the Active Support component in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.12 and 3.2.x before 3.2.13, when JRuby is used, does not properly restrict the capabilities of the XML parser, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via vectors involving (1) an external DTD or (2) an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Rails · Rubyonrails
3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; +34 more · source: NVD
RO
Ruby ON Rails · Rubyonrails
3.1.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1856
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1856
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
support.apple.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
weblog.rubyonrails.org
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released/
groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/6c2482d4ed1545e6?dmode=source&output=gplain
More from Rails
7.5
CVE-2019-5418
Rails Ruby on Rails Path Traversal Vulnerability
7.5
CVE-2016-0752
Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows…
7.5
CVE-2014-0130
Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.18, 4.0.x before 4.0.5, and 4.1.x…
9.8
CVE-2026-33195
Rails Active Storage has possible Path Traversal in DiskService
9.8
CVE-2024-28103
Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests